Maldives massacre: Emails between Montefalcone and the University of Genoa under scrutiny
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A fatal Maldives diving tragedy turns into a criminal investigation — and the paper trail of emails may reveal whether institutional trust and duty of care were fatally ignored.
Principal-Agent ProblemDuty of CareInstitutional AccountabilityInformation Asymmetry
Theory Briefing
- Professor Monica Montefalcone and four other divers died during a Maldives dive, prompting a formal massacre investigation.
- Investigators are scrutinizing emails between Montefalcone and the University of Genoa, probing whether institutional warnings were overlooked.
- The case illustrates principal-agent failure — where an institution's duty of care to its members may have been dangerously neglected.